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  Iced Earth:  The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  03/11/04
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1
  eb|-----7---8-----------------|
  Bb|-------7------------7-8----|
  Gb|------------------------9--|
  Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-|
  Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-|
  Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-|
  
  Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------999--------------101010-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-777------7-777-7-777--------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
      * *** * *** ***  * *** * ***  * * *
     "Destiny's called us..."
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-------------999--777--------999-9-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-777----------101010-----a-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
      * *** * *** ***  ***  * * * ***
     "This it's for blood..."
  
  
  
  Riff 2
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-|
  Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8-|
          * *     * * * *      * *     * * * *
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|-5/7-----5/7----------8--7--5-|
  Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--8--7--5-|
          * *     * * * *
  
  
  Riff 3
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------5------------------|
  Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
        ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------5-----7-------|
  Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------|
  Eb|----------------------------7-5-3-|
        ****   ****   **   ***   * *
  
  Harmony guitar
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------4------------------|
  Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
        ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------4-----5-------|
  Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------|
  Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
        ****   ****   **   ***   * *
  
  
  
  Play Riff 2   "You went too far this time..."
  Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
  Play Riff 2   "The hour's close at hand..."
  Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
  Play Riff 3   w/o harmony guitar
  
  Ending chord to riff 3:
  eb|-----|
  Bb|-----|
  Gb|-----|
  Db|-----|
  Ab|--2--|
  Eb|--0--|
  
  
  Interlude:
  
  Guitar 1 (Clean)
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
  Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
  Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|
  Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-|
  Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
      * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
  Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
  Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
  Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
  Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  
  Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb)
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--|
  Ab|---7---------------7-------------|
  Eb|-0---------------0---------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--|
  Ab|---7---------------7-----------|
  Eb|-0---------------0-------------|
  
  
  The following guitars come in later:
  
  Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () )
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--|
  Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  
  Guitar 4
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|---10-12----------10-13--|
  Gb|-9--------------9--------|
  Db|-------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------10--|
  Bb|---10-12----------12-----|
  Gb|-9--------------9--------|
  Db|-------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------|
  
  
  End interlude
  
  
  Play Riff 3
  Play Riff 2   "If it was up to me..."
  Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
  
  Ending
  eb|-----|
  Bb|-----|
  Gb|-----|
  Db|-----|
  Ab|--2--|
  Eb|--0--|
  
  
  
  Notation:
  
  10^        = bend a quarter step.
  10b11      = bend a half step.
  10b12      = bend a full step.
  10b12r10   = bend and release.
  [10]12     = pre-bend.
  [10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
  {14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
               previous bend.
  <17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
               previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
  
  10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
  7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
  12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.
  
  x   =  mute with fret-hand
  *   =  palm mute
  X =  pick slide
  h   =  hammer-on
  p   =  pull-off
  ~   =  vibrato
  t   =  finger tap
  /   =  slide up
     =  slide down
  h.  =  natural harmonics
  a   =  artificial harmonics
  (9) =  ghost note
  tm  =  trem picking
  tr  =  trill

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